A quality seed-starting mix provides the ideal balance of moisture retention, aeration, and essential nutrients to give ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

A new study has revealed the pivotal role of theanine, a unique amino acid, in the early growth and development of tea ...

If the testa be carefully removed it will be found to have two compartments, the larger one covering the cotyledons and the smaller sheathing the radicle. A fine bristle passed through the ...

Cotyledons are the first leaves to emerge from the soil when a seed germinates. Micropyle A small opening in the seed coat (Testa) that lets water move into the seed. The seed can then swell and ...

The apical embryo part comprised the cotyledons and shoot apical meristem (SAM), whereas the basal part comprised the hypocotyl and root apical meristem (RAM). For analysis of DNA methylation, we used ...

Tocopherols (vitamin E) are lipid-soluble antioxidants produced by all plants and algae, and many cyanobacteria, yet their functions in these photosynthetic organisms are still not fully understood.

Plant development is the process by which structures originate and mature as a plant grows. Plants produce new tissues and structures throughout their life from clusters of undifferentiated cells ...